The nonprofit board that runs a 122-year-old amusement park in northwestern Pennsylvania will file for chapter 11 protection to prevent a sheriff's sale scheduled for today, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The decision yesterday by the park's trustees comes a day after Crawford County Judge Anthony Vardaro rejected a motion by the state attorney general's motion aimed at stopping the sale to recoup more than $927,000 in taxes owed to the county and other entities. The attorney general opposed the sale because the park is a tax-exempt charitable trust, among other issues. Conneaut Lake Park's trustees still hope a financial reorganization will allow them to redevelop, revitalize and expand the facilities.
